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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Cozy Coupe Ferrari

I found an amazing tutorial on Pinterest remaking a Cozy Coupe car a few months ago.  I loved it and immediately thought it would be a great birthday present for Jack.  Molly at Just a little Creativity created the cutest blue and green little tykes car and I was smitten when I found it and even more smitten when I found one on Craigslist for $10.


We happen to be Formula1 fans.  I love Ferrari and Fernando Alonso, the big boys however are Red Bull fans and happen to like Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.  So what did I propose to make for my little guy?  That's right, a little red Ferrari.  When we watch the races I make sure to teach the little ones how to say Ferrari or Alonso...more fans for my team!


I followed Molly's directions to take the cozy coupe apart and clean it and tape off the areas I didn't want to spray paint.  I however did not remove the door. Once it was clean and dry I spray painted it red (2 good coats using 2 cans) and then placed my Ferrari stickers on.  I had Dale print off Ferrari logos onto sticker paper.  I would highly recommend buying stickers specifically meant for cars if you want them to be super durable otherwise you may have some stickers come off if you don't use a ton of clear spray paint to coat them, or you have a Regan, or you leave it outside in direct contact with weather.  


The sticker areas have all done really well except for the cut out Ferrari lettering it says something more like Fe  ra  i.  Regan attempted to wash it with soap and a scrubber and of course her brute strength.  The Ferrari logos on the front, back and seat are all going strong and have been through rain, mud, sun and a two and three year old.  Jack could care less about the lettering and really so could I.  He just drives his Ferrari car.   


He was so excited!  My car car!!!!

Later he put his new Elmo in the back part and drove him around.

Who needs to be dressed if you are driving in the house?
I'm sure Alonso won the European Grand Prix last weekend because
Jack was driving his Ferrari too.   

So go rescue a sad looking old Cozy Coupe and make it look really awesome!  I really want to do a fabulous, sparkly pink one for the girls now!

1 comment:

  1. SO cute! Now if only I could get big tractor wheels on it and make it look like a pretty green tractor, my little dude would be set!

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